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AIRBRIDGE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
  • Airfields
  • Air Transport
DEF

Adjustable covered bridge used by passengers to transfer directly from the terminal to the aircraft.

Key term(s)
  • telescopic corridor
  • telescopic gangway
  • telescopic passenger loading bridge
  • swinging gangplank
  • aviobridge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares
  • Aérodromes
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Pont couvert réglable qu'empruntent les passagers pour se rendre directement de l'aérogare à l'avion.

OBS

passerelle d'embarquement; passerelle passagers : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Terminales aéreas
  • Aeródromos
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Rampa actuada mecánicamente y ajustable, para proporcionar a los pasajeros acceso directo entre las aeronaves y los edificios del aeródromo.

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Record 2 1981-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Trade
OBS

expansion: Develop and exploit new market opportunities on current routes through interline relationships, and on new routes including the concepts of: interchange - airbridge - global expansion (phased) - charter.

OBS

Used to emphasize the idea of increased frequencies on long-haul flights (e.g. Vancouver-London, Edmonton-London) non-stop and mainly transatlantic. Not to be confused with "shuttle".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Commerce
OBS

Ne pas confondre avec navette qui donne l'idée de parcours peu important; dans le cas des «air-bridges», il y a l'idée de longs-courriers, de vols transatlantiques surtout.

Key term(s)
  • liaison à fréquence élevée

Spanish

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